[JAKARTA] Transjakarta Busway - A lot of pictures

MEN AT WORK: Workers dig up the road to prepare the lane in front of a busway stop in Senen, Central Jakarta. The construction of busway lanes and shelters has been slowed down due to a delay in the disbursement of funds from the city administration. (JP/P.J. Leo)

City company to launch CNG-powered busway in December
Damar Harsanto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

The city administration said on Wednesday that the second and third busway corridors would start operating in December, despite delays in their construction due to financial problems.

"We are sticking to the original plan of launching the corridors in December," Jakarta City Secretary Ritola Tasmaya told reporters at City Hall.

Fears have been increasing that the two corridors -- Pulogadung-Harmoni and Harmoni-Kalideres -- would not be completed on time due to delays in the disbursement of funding from the city administration.

Ritola said that 71 buses, powered by compressed natural gas (CNG), would initially serve the two routes starting in December.

The city administration would build natural gas pipelines to keep the buses fueled in cooperation with state CNG supplier Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN).

Two CNG stations would be built along the two busway routes -- one at Rawabuaya in West Jakarta and another on Jl. Perintis Kemerdekaan, East Jakarta.

"We are now asking for help from the Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) to appoint one of four private sector firms to operate the CNG system," said Hari Sandjono, the assistant to the city secretary for development affairs, without naming the firms.

Hari said the BPPT would make the final decision on the appointment of the CNG operator in mid-August.

Meanwhile, PT Trans Batavia, the consortium that will operate the new busways, confirmed that the buses on the new routes would use CNG and said that 71 buses with CNG engines had been ordered from South Korean busmaker Daewoo.

"The buses will arrive next month," said I Gusti Ngurah Oka, an advisor to the board of directors of Mayasari Bakti, which controls 50 percent of the shares in the consortium.

Aside from Mayasari Bakti, the consortium consists of three other bus companies -- Steady Safe with 23 percent of the shares, state bus company PPD with 22 percent and PT Metromini with 5 percent.

Unlike the buses plying the city's first busway corridor from Blok M in South Jakarta to Kota in West Jakarta, which have manual transmissions, the new buses will have automatic transmissions so that the drivers will find them more comfortable and easy to drive, Oka said.

During the first days of the first busway route's operation in January of last year, many of the buses transmissions were damaged as some drivers used the same gear while driving between bus stops due to the relatively short distances between them.

Trans Batavia said that during the start-up phase, 71 buses would serve the new routes, but that the number would gradually be increased to 204.

The Jakarta administration plans to transform TransJakarta Busway Management (BP TransJakarta), a non-structural organization under the city administration, into a corporate entity in order to boost flexibility in handling the proposed 15 busway corridors in the capital.

This is good news for the Busway
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Perpres 36/2005 untuk Busway II
Pembebasan Lahan Sesuai NJOP Dimulai Pekan Depan



Oleh:Nawa Tunggal

Jakarta, Kompas - Sebagian warga tetap menolak pembebasan lahan untuk busway koridor II. Pemerintah Provinsi DKI Jakarta pun menempuh penerapan Peraturan Presiden Nomor 36 Tahun 2005 sebagai jalan keluar.

Busway koridor II menghubungkan Pulo Gadung-Harmoni. Saat ini pembangunannya masih terkendala berbagai hal, di antaranya pembebasan lahan di Jalan Perintis Kemerdekaan.

Lahan yang akan dibebaskan, persisnya sepanjang 1,3 kilometer dari Lapangan Bermis menuju Terminal Pulo Gadung. Pembebasan lahan itu direncanakan dengan lebar 20 meter milik puluhan warga yang membuka berbagai macam usaha di tempat itu.

Jalur tersebut terpaksa harus dibebaskan karena keadaannya yang menyempit, dimulai dari Lapangan Bermis hingga Terminal Pulo Gadung. Pada bagian jalan sebelumnya dari arah Senen, Jalan Perintis Kemerdekaan itu cukup lebar, dengan masing-masing jalur memiliki jalur cepat dan jalur lambat.

Pembebasan

Pelaksanaan pembebasan lahan itu hingga kini tidak bisa berjalan sepenuhnya. ”Saat ini diperkirakan 60 persen warga yang bersedia menerima ganti rugi pembebasan sesuai NJOP Rp 1,9 juta per meter persegi,” kata Kepala Dinas Pekerjaan Umum Fodly Misbach, Kamis (21/7).

Lebih lanjut, Fodly mengatakan, pembayaran ganti rugi itu akan dimulai pekan depan oleh Wali Kota Jakarta Utara. Selebihnya, bagi warga yang menolak pembayaran sesuai dengan nilai jual obyek pajak (NJOP) tersebut, pemerintah mulai menerapkan Peraturan Presiden (Perpres) Nomor 36 Tahun 2005 tentang Pengadaan Tanah bagi Pelaksanaan Pembangunan untuk Kepentingan Umum.

Perpres yang diterbitkan pada 3 Mei 2005 ini memungkinkan bagi ”pemaksaan” terhadap warga melepas hak atas tanahnya demi kepentingan umum. Dalam hal ini kepentingan umum yang dimaksudkan adalah busway koridor II.

”Musyawarah penetapan harga untuk ganti rugi lahan berlangsung 90 hari sejak Mei lalu (setelah penerbitan Perpres No 36/2005—Red) dan sekarang hampir selesai. Bagi warga yang masih menolak pembayaran ganti rugi, pemerintah akan menitipkannya ke pengadilan negeri,” kata Fodly.

Berdasarkan mekanisme Perpres 36/2005, seandainya tidak tercapai kesepakatan ganti rugi dengan warga, panitia penyelenggara sarana kepentingan umum itu dapat menitipkan nilai ganti rugi berdasarkan berbagai pertimbangan yang berlangsung selama musyawarah penetapan harga selama 90 hari sebelumnya.

Asmani, satu di antara warga yang menolak ganti rugi sesuai NJOP sebesar Rp 1,9 juta per meter persegi, mengatakan, kalau urusan sudah sampai di pengadilan, pastilah warga kalah.

Tetapi ia tetap mengimbau agar pemerintah bijaksana dalam mempertimbangkan besaran ganti rugi agar di kemudian hari tidak menyengsarakan warga yang terkena busway.

Busway offers school visits

JAKARTA: TransJakarta wants more elementary school students to use its busway routes and is offering to visit schools to promote the idea of safe and efficient public transport, the company says.

Company general manager Irzal Djamal said the staff from the company would share their experiences with children about riding busway buses.

Staff would explain the company's vision for public transport and educate children on how to travel politely and safely, he said.

The company had transported more than 2,000 students to and from elementary schools since January.

"We normally prepare a tour guide to help children learn more about the transportation," Irzal said.

Interested teachers or parents can contact busway management on 021-722-8727. -- JP

Tujuh Kontraktor Bangun Jalan Koridor III ”Busway”

Sinar Harapan 26/7

Jakarta - Tujuh kontraktor bakal membangun jalan koridor III busway sepanjang Harmoni Jakarta Pusat ke Kalideres Jakarta Barat. Sedang, pembangunan jalan koridor II busway dari Pulogadung Jakarta Timur ke Harmoni Jakarta Pusat sudah dilaksanakan, tinggal sedikit lagi karena lahan sepanjang 1,5 km di Jl Perintis Kemerdekaan belum dibebaskan.
Kepala Dinas Pekerjaan Umum (DPU) DKI Jakarta, Fodly Misbach menegaskan hal ini kepada SH, Senin (25/7) sehubungan dengan rencana Pemda DKI Jakarta mengoperasikan busway koridor II dan III pada akhir tahun 2005. Di lapangan, jaringan jalan itu belum rampung.
Menurutnya, pembangunan koridor III melibatkan tujuh kontraktor agar cepat selesai sehingga pada akhir tahun 2005, busway bisa dioperasikan. Jalur sepanjang Harmoni-Kalideres dibagi dalam tujuh bagian dan dikerjakan tujuh kontraktor agar cepat selesai dan dapat dioperasikan akhir tahun 2005.
Sepanjang Kalideres-Rawa Buaya dikerjakan satu kontraktor, Rawa Buaya-Taman Kota satu kontraktor, Taman Kota-Green Garden satu kontraktor, Green Garden-Indosiar satu kontraktor, Indosiar-Grogol satu konraktor, Grogol-Roxy satu kontraktor dan Roxy- Gajah Mada dikerjakan kontraktor lain lagi. ‘’Nama kontraktor saya tidak ingat,’’ ujarnya.
Saat ini, lanjut Fodly, pekerjaan jalan sudah mulai dilaksanakan, dimulai dari Kalideres Jakarta Barat. Dalam waktu sekitar tiga bulan, pekerjaan jalan koridor III busway sepanjang Harmoni-Kalideres Jakarta Barat bisa diselesaikan.
Sementara koridor II dari Pulo Gebang ke Harmoni sudah dikerjakan walaupun belum selesai. Pekerjaan agak terhambat karena lahan belum dibebaskan.
Lahan di Jl Perintis Kemerdekaan pun, tambah Fodly, minggu depan sudah mulai dilakukan pembayaran sebab sekitar 60 persen warga sudah menyetujui harga ganti rugi sesuai nilai jual objek pajak (NJOP) yakni Rp 1,9 juta.(andreas piatu )